Attack on a university there detonated bombs as Security Forces stormed the campus. And items recovered from a 19th century turkish ship that went down in japanese waters have completed their long journey home to istanbul. Chinese authorities have indicted former politeboro member zhou yongkang. Hes the first former member of the countrys top leadership to be charged with corruption. Chinas staterun Xinhua News Agency prosecutors indicted zhou on friday or bribery, abuse of power and intentional disclosure of state secrets. They claim zhou committed grave crimes. He exerted huge influence as the Ranking Member of the Politburo Standing Committee until november 2012. He was a leader of the socalled oil industry faction and known to have close ties with former president jiang zemin. The indictment is part of president xi jinpings ongoing anticorruption campaign. The Party Leadership has pledged to go after what it calls both tigers and flies. Meaning that it intends to prosecute corrupt officials regardless of position. Zhou is by far the highest profile figure arrested to date. Observers say people in china will pay close attention to the trial. During the 2013 trial of party chief bo xilai authorities released minute by minute updates on the Court Proceedings through social media. Negotiators from iran and six world powers have come up with a framework of a deal on how to curb tehrans nuclear program. This follows a marathon round of negotiations in switzerland that required going past the initial deadline. Western leaders attending the round the clock talks have praised the interim deal. Nhk world has more. We have reached collusions on key parameters of a joint plan of action. The political determination, the good will and the hard work of all parties made it possible. Our political understanding arrived at today opens the door for a long term resolution to the international communitys concerns about Irans Nuclear program. Reporter iranian leaders also welcome the deal. Analysts say theyre desperate to end years of crippling economic sanctions imposed by the west. It will be an end of Security Council resolutions that have been adopted against iran. Reporter western leaders have been negotiating with tehran for more than a decade to try to curb its nuclear program. But iranian leaders have insisted all along that their program is for peaceful purposes. Critics say thursdays agreement leaves key issues unresolved. The action plan requires iran to reduce the number of Nuclear Centrifuges from 19,000 to about 6,100. Iran will not enrich weaponsgrade uranium for the next 15 years. It will enrich uranium only at its existing facility in natanz. Insecters with the iaea will be given full access to all of Irans Nuclear facilities. But the critics are concerned the country will continue to enrich uranium and that all its Nuclear Facilities will stay online. Western leaders say iran will only get relief from sanctions if it meets its commitment. I have always insisted that i will do what is necessary to prevent iran from acquiring a Nuclear Weapon and i will. Reporter but obama must first persuade the u. S. Congress and irans skeptical neighbors. Israel says the agreement may result in a historic mistake. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on twitter any deal must significantly roll back Irans Nuclear capabilities and stop its terrorism and aggression. Some arab countries are also concerned the deal may lead to iran gaining influence in the region. Negotiators from iran and the six world powers will start talks to finalize an over all deal by the end of june. It may turn out that thursdays agreement is the easy part of negotiations. Yuri ito, nhk world. Authorities in kenya say the people who attacked a university there detonated bombs as Security Forces stormed the campus. At least 147 people died in the attack. The incident took place in the city of garissa early thursday morning. Gunmen broke into a dormitory and started firing indiscriminately. The siege lasted 15 hours before Security Forces killed four of the attackers. 79 people were injured. Kenyas interior minister called the raid a premeditated terror attack. He said authorities had detained one gunman who tried to flee from the site. The Islamic Extremist Group al shabab has claimed responsibility. The group is based in neighboring somalia. Members of the group say they liberated Muslim Students and targeted christians. U. N. Secretarygeneral ban kimoon has strongly condemned the attack. He reiterated his commitment to helping kenya prevent terrorism and violent extremism. U. S. Authorities have arrested two new york city women on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack. Noelle velentzas and Asia Siddiqui are aged 28 and 31. Theyre charged with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. Prosecutors allege velentzas and siddiqui planned to build and detonate a bomb and that siddiqui had several gas tangzs and instructions on how to turn them into deadly explosives. The prosecutors believe the women were looking for locations where Police Officers gather. And that they sympathized with the militant groups Islamic State and al qaeda. New yorks mayor spoke of the increasing threat of homegrown support for militant groups. The fact isis has added a new element to the terrorist dynamics facing us. And we need to take that very seriously. Reporter the arrests are part of an ongoing government operation. In february, three men were arrested for allegedly trying to join the Islamic State group. An algerian diplomat has visited hiroshima to pay tribute to the victims of the atomic bombing in 1945. Tooust feroukhi will chair the upcoming conference to preview the Nuclear Nonproliferation treaty. He will preside over the conference that opens in new york on april 27th. The meeting is held every five years to discuss nuclear disarmament. Feroukhi and u. N. Officials toured the hiroshima Peace Memorial museum. She then visited the Peace Memorial park where she laid flowers at a sento atf for the victims. Feroukhi said she was taken by the museums displays. She said the horrors of the atomic bombing must never be allowed to happen again. At the end what we saw goes beyond borders, beyond religions, beyond races, it shows simply that you are we are all human being. Feroukhi will also visit nagasaki and meet youths who will take part in the npt review conference. Quality over quantity. The japanese government wants high earners to decide on their own the number of hours they want to work rather than being bound by the current labor law. And there are additional changes theyre seeking. Gene otani is here to explain. Gene . James, theres several things at play here. The cabinet has approved a draft bill to revise the labor standards law. The revisions will reward workers based on results, rather than working hours. The amendments were approved on friday. They cover professionals with clearly defined job descriptions who earn roughly three times the average salary. Thats more than 90,000 a year. Companies will have to limit working hours for those employees and introduce krulsry breaks. The revisions also state that general employees entitled to ten or more paid holidays a year must take at least five. Many japanese workers dont take all their paid holidays. The revised law would also require small and Medium Sized Companies to hike pay once a monthly 60hour overtime limit has been reached. The firms would be required to raise the overtime premium from 25 to 50 , bringing them into line with large companies. Japanese Business Leaders welcome the revision. Translator the change will benefit both business and labor in that theyll have more options in their work styles. It will be a major advantage for women, because theyll be able to work at home, free from time constraints. Sakakibara added employers must be vigilant so the change doesnt lead to overwork or cause health problems. And another Business Leader thinks it will be good particularly for skilled Foreign Workers who want to come to japan. Translator the new system will allow employers in japan to accept highly skilled professionals from abroad. Because theyre used to working under such a system overseas. Cassgawa said he doesnt think the system should be expanded immediately to cover more professions but he thinks this will happen in time and with changes in technological innovations. Many of japans major corporations have announced wage hikes after reporting healthy profits but its been a different story at small and midsize enterprises, or smes. The weaker yen has pushed up costs reducing their scope for pay raises. But they might soon be getting some help. An agreement was reached at a meeting among government business and labor representatives. The deal calls on larger businesses to draw up rules on how to share the cost burden with smaller companies. The government is to issue instructions to Large Businesses found to put heavy burdens on their contractors. At the end of the meeting, Prime Minister shinzo abe called on smes to follow the example of major companies. Translator we need to have small and midsize firms raise wages for the wind of recovery to blow through the nation. Abe indicated that the agreement will help out managers at smes to go ahead with wage hikes. The elderly make up a large part of Japanese Society each year. Politicians think its a challenge. But some firms see it as a big business opportunity. A major Convenience Store chain in japan is aiming to make life more comfortable for the elderly. They opened a store designed to cater to the needs of senior citizens. The first such outlet in the industry located in saitama prefecture north of tokyo. The firm has care managers on hand to provide consultations, teaming up with local care service provider. They also referustomers to such facilities and related services for the elderly. In addition to the stores ordinary product lineup it has many items the elderly need such as diapers for grownups. Translator old people prefer to shop at stores in their neighborhood, rather than travel to malls. We need to respond to the changing needs of people in local areas. The Company Plans to open about 30 more stores like this over the next three years to meet the needs of japans rapidly aging population. Checking the markets, tokyo stocks ended higher after moving in a tight range. Investors held off from making bets before the release of key u. S. Jobs data. The benchmark nikkei index rose 0. 6 closing at 19,435. Export related shares ended higher analysts said investors bought stocks in automakers and electronics as currency markets were relatively stable. On to the Chinese Markets the shanghai composite ended at a fresh sevenyear high. It rose 1 closing at 3,863. Investors are becoming more confident about the chinese economy. Thats after an upbeat media report said 160 billion has flowed into the Chinese Market in the First Quarter of this year. South koreas kospi reached its highest level in half a year rising 0. 8 . Australia, Hong Kong Singapore and india were closed due to the good friday holiday. A japanese professor has come up with a new technology she claims can read minds. She says the brainwave analysis system will help businesses better understand their customers needs. Reporter workers at a major restaurant chain are testing a menu item that is being developed. This device measures brainwaves from the frontal lobes of people who try the product. An application analyzes five feelings. How much they like something, and their interests, concentration, stress and sleepiness. The new menu item is a cheese souffle topped with kiwi orange and other fruit. The app checks the reaction of a person who sees the souffle for the first time. Please open your eyes. Reporter when she sees the souffle the like and interest feelings surge on the graph. This proves the dessert is visually appealing. Now, please try it. Reporter after the first bite, the like level goes up to 60. That shows she likes how the dessert tastes. After another bite the like level reaches 80. She really enjoys the taste of the souffle. It scores high in terms of both looks and taste. But, theres an unexpected problem. When she tries to scoop up the fruit, the stress level soars to 90. Translator i didnt know where to put the spoon. I felt it was a little difficult to eat. Reporter it turned out it was difficult to scoop up the fruit with the small spoon. So people at the restaurant chain are thinking of serving the sue fly with a fork, instead. Translator with the device we can measure emotional changes in mint deute detail in realtime. Reporter this is a printing and design firm in tokyo. It designs direct mail and Credit Card Application forms. The company is using the brainwave analyzing system to improve the layout of its products. The idea is to make them easier to read. During this test the subject wears an eye tracking device to record where shes looking, in addition to the brainwave analyzing device. Her eye movements are shown by the red dots on the screen. Stress levels are indicated on the graph on the left. Translator please fill out the form. Reporter this is a Credit Card Application form. Right after she turns her eyes to this section, her stress level shoots up. It was difficult to read as each line contained 60 characters. So they decided to divide the section in two. Cutting the length of the lines by half. Translator this system is very useful for us. We can offer differentiated service to our clients by providing sciencebased solutions. Reporter the brainwave analyzing system was developed by an associate professor at kao university. The professor is developing a new device that can analyze a total of 17 feelings including satisfaction achievement, and habit forming pleasure. Translator we can combine satisfaction and achievement to create games. Or we can use comfort levels to design clothes and beds. This system offers many possibilities for different businesses, as it can analyze many kinds of feelings. Reporter the new brain wave analyzer is just beginning to be used in developing products. It may soon become an indispensable tool in a variety of fields. Thats it for business news. Ill leave you with the markets. In the late 19th century a turkish ship sank off the coast of japan while heading home from a goodwill visit. Many crew members died but some were rescued by local villagers. The incident is considered a key event in the history of the friendship between japan and turkey. Now numerous items recovered from the wreck site are on display in the city where the ships journey began. Nhk worlds akihiro yukota has more. Reporter the exhibition opened on thursday at the istanbul museum. About 200 people attended the opening ceremony. He is a Turkish National archaeologist. Hes been the driving force in making this exhibition a reality. Im happy that there was a good representation of some of our japanese friends. As well as from navy, and from turkish people. Reporter in 1889 a frigate set sale from constantinople. Now istanbul, to japan. A delegation from the Ottoman Empire was on board. The goodwill visit was a success. But on the return voyage the frigate sank in a typhoon off the coast of kush moto, western japan. Out of more than 600 crew members, only about 70 survived. They were rescued by residents of oshima nearby village. Local people erected a memorial to the victims. And still hold regular ceremonies to honor their memory. They have been working with japanese divers for over ten years to salvage pieces from the wreck site. They recovered more than 8,000 objects. For the First Time Since the fateful incident these items retrieved from the sea bed in japan are being exhibited here in istanbul. About 500 items are on display. They include personal items such as buckles and buttons from sailors uniforms and peaces of japanese porcelain said to be souvenirs. People here welcomed the items home. Translator im very surprised to see these items. They have been in the bottom of the sea for 125 years. But theyre keeping their shape. Im proud of these items and happy for their return. Reporter the exhibition will continue until december. Turanli hopes it will help turkish people learn more about the tragic incident. The story is not only the sailors. Its also the story of the villages that helped the ertugrul survivors. Its the story of friendship and my goal is to be able to share with the whole world. Reporter he plans to hold another event in the near future. Bringing together descendants of turkish survivors and their japanese rescuers to celebrate the longstanding bond between their countries. Akihiro yokata nhk world, istanbul. Thanks akihiro for that report. Easter weekend for parts of the philippines looks far from ideal weatherwise as meteorologist jonathan oh tells us. Reporter hello. As we are head nothing the Easter Holiday weekend people in the philippines are probably going to need to deal with very wet weather, and some possibly strong winds. Now, typhoon maysak is no longer nearly as possible as earlier this week when it had the clearly defined eye and the violent typhoon status. It is now down to a typhoon status. Wind speeds at 144 gusting to 1988. The pressure is now up to 960 so it is still weakening. As you go in to part of the weekend, we will see the system continue to weaken. By the time it arrives over luzon we are expecting the system to become a severe tropical storm. But that means its going to be wet, that means its going to be windy, and so definitely still need to make proper preparations, and proper plans according to what this weather scenario looks like as we go into the weekend. As we go into the beginning of next week once we get past Easter Sunday i think were going to see the weather backing off just a bit and seeing a little bit of an improvement. But definitely need to look out for Easter Sunday. Now toward the north we have a low pressure system bringing stormy conditions into hokkaido and this long extended cold front thats bringing some clouds and some rain for japan. And also into the Yangtze River basin. Be prepared for some wet weather as we go into saturday as well. High of 17 in tokyo, 23 in shanghai, and well see that rain chance also extending back toward places like hong kong where well see hazy conditions and maybe some showers up toward the north. Now i want to point out coming up for this weekend, if you do plan to go on a Cherry Blossom viewing for the tokyo area do it quickly because the peak period is now passing. That front goes further and further toward the north. And so you to make sure that you make those plans quickly and accordingly. Now, i want to stop by the middle east real quick. Because we had a very strong sandstorm with some very impressive video coming out of dubai. Lets take a look at that video to give you an idea. Can you see anything . Its hard because of how strong the sandstorm was in dubai thursday affecting local land and air travel. Now, sandstorms theyre common in dubai. But, theyre rarely going to be this thick and in this big of a scale. So classes had to be suspended for students in the city and along in parts of nearby saudi arabia also had to suspend some classes. Many flights were also impacted leaving passengers stranded at the airport. Now these systems what happens is you have a storm that has a big downburst pushing down and blowing that sand out. And thats when we see those types of scenario. So its not a long period type of situation but every once in awhile you just have enough of that burst and that will cause that to happen. I think were going to see the cold front passing through. May still see the possibility of some more of those sandstorms if we see those air bursts taking place at times. Looking at the forecast for europe we have a low pressure system that will bring some rain for the eastern side of the continent. This was responsible for creating some very nasty weather earlier in the central portions of the continent. That will push to the east bringing snow into moscow and kiev and another system bringing rain into london and paris. In north america we have this cold front and low pressure system responsible for causing really nasty weather with several reports of tornadoes. For friday morning looking at enhanced risk for severe storms and that will move toward the south and east closer to the deep south as we go later on into the afternoon. Rain and thunderstorm chances will exist as we go throughout friday for the mid south. Hope you have a good day wherever you are. Heres your extended outlook. Okay well thats it for us here on newsline. Dont go away theres more to come here on nhk world. Mc habaab militant Group Carries out its worst attack ever on canyon kenyan soil. Survivors say the shooters had scouted the area before hand. A positive step forward for a dangerous gamble . The world reacts to the Framework Agreement over Irans Nuclear program. 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